There's a small little country buried just south of the Austrian Alps and just north of the dense forests and stunning beaches of Croatia which often is overlooked by travelers from across the globe. Never in a million years would I have predicted a country in former Yugoslavia to become one of my all-time favorite countries to visit, but alas, it is. Slovenia has got to be one of the most underrated and absolutely incredible countries I've ever been able to visit, and I of all the countries in Europe I've seen, this one takes the cake with having something for everyone!

About a month before I was planning to arrive in Copenhagen, I found an $11 flight from there to Kaunas, Lithuania, a city I knew nothing about. Without thinking much, I bought the ticket fully expecting myself to possibly not even end up boarding my plane when the day came to head to the Baltics. Thankfully I did, and these three countries surprised me more than I could have imagined.

The fun part about traveling alone is not knowing what the next few days will bring. Making friends is pretty easy, and you can only hope they'll let you come along with them on a three day road trip around Iceland!

After fifteen hours of travel, I finally made it to the northerly nation of Iceland, known for its sheep, it's Viking history, and being the country that's actually green between Greenland and Iceland (weird, I know).